Marine protected areas in Ukraine
Ukraine: Marine protected areas was 21.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Ukraine, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Ukraine stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 535.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Ukraine peaked at 21.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2013.
That places Ukraine 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +170.6% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +134.8% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 3.4% | 21.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Ukraine?
- Marine protected areas in Ukraine was 21.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for marine protected areas?
- Ukraine ranks 26th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 535.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.